Saint Louis in Independence County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Mississippi Valley Trust Company

By Barry Swackhamer, August 16, 2014

1. The Mississippi Valley Trust Company Marker

Inscription.

The Mississippi Valley Trust Company. .

The Mississippi Valley Trust Company was this 1896 building’s first occupant. The Classical Revival facade was an attempt to express the company’s conservatism and stability. The Trust financed the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. By no coincidence the Fair’s President David R. Francis was also a Trust director. Francis is the only person in history to be both mayor of St. Louis and governor of Missouri. He was also U.S. ambassador to Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Francis lured Republicans to St. Louis for their 1896 national convention. “The atmosphere is not so humid in St. Louis as it is in New York,” he assured them. Francis was a Democrat..

The Mississippi Valley Trust Company was this 1896 building’s first occupant. The Classical Revival facade was an attempt to express the company’s conservatism and stability.

The Trust financed the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. By no coincidence the Fair’s President David R. Francis was also a Trust director.

Francis is the only person in history to be both mayor of St. Louis and governor of Missouri. He was also U.S. ambassador to Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.

Francis lured Republicans to St. Louis for their 1896 national convention. “The atmosphere is not so humid in St. Louis as it is in New York,” he assured them. Francis was a Democrat.

Erected by Rediscover Saint Louis.

Location. 38° 37.615′ N, 90° 11.293′ W. Marker is in Saint Louis, Missouri, in Independence County. Marker is on North 4th Street near Pine Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 North 4th Street, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on November 13, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.

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